A gang member tried to punch a sheriff’s deputy who was searching him for weapons Tuesday, authorities said, forcing the deputy to use a Taser to subdue him.

Levell Steven Lacy, 27, was identified as a Los Angeles gang member who recently moved to Hesperia. A deputy stopped him just before 1 a.m. at the corner of Topaz Avenue and Olive Street and said he felt the tip of a gun in Lacy’s pants during the search.

Lacy allegedly swung at the deputy and tried to run but the deputy deployed his Taser.

A loaded 20 gauge shotgun was found in Lacy’s pants. Methamphetamine was found hidden in his left shoe.

Lacy was booked at the Victor Valley jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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